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Neto was the only survivor of the Chapecoense starting XI which played in the Copa Sudamericana semi-final second leg on 23 November. The team drew the match to reach the final in Medellin.

Brazilian football team Chapecoense has been torn apart by Monday's plane crash in Colombia, which killed most of its players.

Only six of the 77 people on board the plane survived the crash, which came as the team headed to Medellin for the biggest match in their history.

Three players were among the survivors, while 19 players and the coaching staff died.

FATALITIES

Marcos Danilo Padilha, 31, goalkeeper

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One of the team's idols, Danilo was instrumental in Chapecoense's historic performance at Copa Sudamericana. At the semi-final, he saved a last-minute goal attempt from Argentina's San Lorenzo, securing his side's place at the final. Joined the club in 2013. Was pulled alive from the wreckage but later died in hospital.

Cleber Santana Loureiro, 35, midfielder

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One of Chapecoense's most experienced players, he had played for some of Brazil's biggest teams, including Santos, Sao Paulo and Flamengo. Also played for Spain's Atletico Madrid.

Bruno Rangel, 34, striker

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Rangel (left) was the top scorer in the club's history, with 81 goals according to Brazilian media, and one of Chapecoense's idols. Joined the club in 2013. A friend told a Brazilian newspaper (article is in Portuguese) that his daughter was due to celebrate her eighth birthday on Wednesday, and a party had been planned for Friday. He would have celebrated his 35th birthday on 11 December.

Tiaguinho, 22, striker

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Played for small clubs before being hired by Chapecoense earlier this year. Last week, his wife told him through his team-mates that she was pregnant with their first child. A video of that moment has been shared thousands of times on social media.

Helio Hermito Zampier Neto, 31, defender

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Neto (left) remained in intensive care with severe trauma to his skull, thorax and lungs. The defender, who was the last person to be rescued, is in a critical, but stable condition, which the club say gives "good prospects for improvement".

PLAYERS WHO DID NOT TRAVEL

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Brazilian news outlet Diario Catarinense tweeted a picture of three players who did not travel to Colombia, coming to terms with the deaths of their team-mates, in a near-empty changing room

Nine of the club's players did not travel with the rest of the squad on the chartered flight, according to local media.

The player's agent told Portuguese newspaper A Bola that he was celebrating his 32nd birthday at home.

Alejandro Martinuccio was meant to be in the travelling squad but stayed at home due to injury. He tweeted: "Please pray for my team-mates."

Veteran keeper Nivaldo was not selected so he could prepare for his 300th game with the club on Sunday against Atletico Mineiro in the last game of the Brazilian league season.

After the accident, the 42-year old said he would retire immediately, but now wants to play in the last game to honour his fallen team-mates.

"My team-mates would want us to play that match," he said. "I just don't know how I could stand a full stadium with people calling the name of the players that died. We will have to try, I think. But that is going to be hard."

Matheus Saroli, the son of Chapecoense's manager Luiz Carlos Saroli, was meant to have boarded the plane but lost his passport and had to stay in Brazil.